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MTCDFOTCT) MATL TRTBWK MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1936.
HUGE PIE
TO FEED
AT PEAR
CITY OF IRUN FALLS TO REBEL ATTACKERS
Talent Will Regale Guests
With Piece of World's
Largest Pear Pie Pro
gram On Friday, Saturday
71 va elrla last night started peel'
Inf pears to form the filling for the
Jsreeet pit of its una ever ouea
Tbiy oontlnued today end the ec
tuM biking of the huge putry. which
Is to he the piece de resistance at
the Talent pear end tomato ihow on
Saturday evening, will begin tomor
row
' How la eucb a pie to be baked?
In the ovene of the Beck bakery
will be baked In 80 seotlons, and the
sections pieced together to mak the
whole, nine by ta feet. It la esu.
mated that 3,000 generoua cnunlca
can be whittled from the completed
pie
A varied program use been worked
out by the various committees work
tag on the show, and an estimated
crowd of between SO-jO and 10,000
will be present, Including delegations
from this city, Ashland. Grants Pass,
Klamath Falls, and Yiuka, California
On Friday afternoon a kitten ball
cam between pear and tomato pick
en will be offered, along with a now
stunt putting the shjt with a bal
loou. There will be a fat men's race
and other amusements. Friday even
ing In the high school gymnasium at
Talent will be a pear peeling contest,
a specialty program, a pear packing
' elimination contest and with the ev
ening to end with dancing.
1 1 On Saturday afternoon, unofficially
Medford day at the show, there will
be a pear race patterned on the old
poV.to races, a bicycle race, 100 yards
dssbes for both boys and gins, a
60-yard dash for girls, a pear devour
ing contest, a pear pie devouring
contest a baseball throwing contest
for girls, and a pear heaving test.
Prises will be offered In all events.
Saturday evening will see tht fin
als of the pear packing oontont for
the unofficial world tltlo, the prem
ium to be announoed at the begin
ning of the contest. The big pie will
be cut and distribute! at 7:30. and
vaudeville and other entertainment
will precede dancing In the city hall.
James Stevens, popular Medford bari
tone, will sing, sud other vocal num
bers will bo presented.
The premium list, not yet complet
ed, boasts many handsome prizes. In
the commercial exhibits for tomatoes
a llrst prlM of 25 Is being offerod,
with second prises of 110 and 43, for
the best commercial variety "pinks"
packed In a 30 pound flat box. Judg
ing will be for alee and general ap
pearance of fruit and peck. Variety
must be shown.
Similar, prises are being offered In
eannery exhibits, the varieties to be
displayed In L. A. lugs. They will be
Judged for perfection In color, flrm
ne, uniformity and smoothness.
Tor the meet attractive plate exhibits
at, agio and II prlres are otic red.
The largest tomato shown (no stand
ards) will be given a 1 award.
For the largest selection of home
esnned tomato products or comblna
' ejor of tomatoes with other fruits or
vegetables, a prise of 110 Is offerod.
The exhibits n this division must be
put up In glass and marked with the
amount of tomatoes used with other
fruits or vegetables.
Nearly every pear picking plant in
she valley Is cooperating In making
the show a success, snd It Is estimated
there will be nesrly 30 commercial
pear exhibits.
CTADTCn
RJIIVAL ij i
Irun, next to the French border In northern Spain, became a city of fire and death when It finally fell to
rebel forces after a long, desperate alege In Spain's civil war. The victorious Fascists rushed on toward
8sn Sebastian. 8ome of tha loyalist defenders of Irun are shown hers behind aandbag barriers. (Asso
ciated Press Photo)
MARTIN ISSUES APPEAL
FOR SPEEDY, GENEROUS
AID TO FIRE REFUGEES
SALEM, Sept. 80 (m Appealing
in behalf of the 1000 men, women and
chlldron of the Bandon forest fire
area, Governor Martin today Issued a
statement to the publlo urging gen
erous ana. quick response In contri
butions to the Red Cross.
"This agency, with 83 ycara' experi
ence behind it In 1100 disasters, has
sasumed responsibility for meeting all
Individual and family needs," the
governor declared.
Homes must be rebuilt, household
furnishings and equipment must be
replaced, temporary shelter, food and
clothing must be supplied these dis
tressed families.
A relief fund of $130,000 Is needed
quickly. Tho national Red Orona has
generously contributed 136,000. I
urge my fellow citizens to respond
generously and quickly to this ap
peal. Contributions may ba sent to
your nearest Red Cross headquarters.
THREE JNJURED WHEN
CAR FORCED IN DITCH
ROSBBURd, Gept. 30. p) Three
IMrnotu wre injured on the Ump
qwu. highway went of Drain lata yea-
tflriny when a cm drivon by Hurry
Brantley of Coqu.llo wiu forced off
ttio rond and ovflrturritd. "
Brantley 'a slx-year-tld dAUgnter'a
skull wan fearM fractured. His wife's
ahoulder vu Injured and he himself
suffered back Injuries.
NEW SALEM POSTOFFICE
TO BE OF WHITE STONE
SALEM, flopt. 30'. p) Concerted
efforts of Btst and city officials
brought Assurances here that the new
frdorM building would barmonlM
with the etnte cnpltoi structure by
uae of white stone for finishing.
Leaden had protested the proposed
use of dark atone a It would be out
nf lie ping with that used for the
new capltol.
52ND AUTO FATALITY
ON PORTLAND RECORD
PORTTjAND, Sept. 30. (P) Port
land's accident fatalities since last
December Jumped to 83 yesterday
with the death of James Tuttle, 38.
of Vancouver. Wash.
Tuttle died fmm Injuries resulting
from a eraah last Sunday when his
motorcycle struck and killed Jimes
Muldoon, 83, of Portland. Muldoon
was tha thlrty-thlrd pedestrian death
for tha fiscal year.
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE
WILL SPEAK IN OREGON
PORTLAND, ftspt. 30. (TV- Port
land will hear a presidential candi
date on rrlclay when Norman Thom
as, Socialist, speaks st the public
auditorium.
Thomas, who polled more than 18,
000 votes in Oregon In 1083, is ex
pected to discuss the Coughlln-Lem-ke
movement.
Tha candidate's only other Oregon
appearance will be at Cormlll. rri.
day afternoon.
KLAMATH BELLHOP
DRUNKEN DRIVING
JAIL
FOR
KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 80 (AP)
Wayne Roeaner, note, bellhop, yea
terJay began serving a 80-day term
for drunken driving.
At dawn Tuesday Ma careening
automobile had demolished Police
Judge Clifton Richmond's garage.
MnoTTlTRun" Victim
TOLEDO, Ore., Sept. SO. (flv-Believed
to be the victim of a hit-run
tlr'ver, the body of an Indian woman
wai found beside the hlghwiy north
of Depoe bay Sundsy. Authorities
tsntsttvely Identified ner as Cynthia
WIL.ngs of Orande Ronde,
Weather
northern California: Pair tonight
and Thursdsy, but fogs on coast; lit
tle ehange In temperature; gentle to
moderate northwest wind off coiat.
Washington "and Oregon: Pall to
night and Thursday, with fog In west
ern valleys and on ooait; little change
In temperature; gentle changeable
wua off coast,
Closing time (or To,) Late to Clas
lfv Arts Is I SO p. m.
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Plant Wizard Of Santa Rosa
Trained No One To Follow
And Left Few - Notes
On Uncompleted Work.
By Sam Jackson
SANTA ROSA, Cal (AP) ,. Ten
years after tiie death of Luther Bur
bat-It, his world-fanuua exper men
tal garden here stands practically un
used a challenge for someone to
step into the plant wizard's place.
There Is no algn out reading
"Oonlua Wanted," but aocordlng to
MUo B. Baker, professor of botany
at Santa Rosa junior college, that
sums up the situation.'
When Burbank died his work
stopped," aatd Professor Baker "He
trained nobody to follow him and
left few notes on his work His mantle
has fallen to no one."
The famous horticulturist had
more than 3.000 plant creations un
der way at the time of his death.
but scarcely 20 of them have been
perfected and put on the market. In
one ambitious experiment he was
growing 300,000, rose bushes in an
attnmpt to overcome mildew and
many of these plants still survive
some of them resistant to the blight
out the Job as a whole uncompleted.
Misconceptions Numerous
Uurbank's widow haa turned his
garden over to the Santa Rosa Junior
oo'luge, which maintains It as free
public ahowplace. It contains some
of his most notable productions. In
cluding the thornless rose, spineless
cactus, "rainbow" corn, the oybrld
mulberry tree with which Bu bank
hoped" to foster an American silk ln-
AII other affairs were put aside by Gov. Alf M. Landon to take little
Nanoy Jo and John Cobb to tha Kansas state fair when It opened at
Topeka. There was apparently something Interesting down tho mid.
way when this picture was taken. (Associated Press Photo)
dusiry, and Bis striking, red -com
bustion plant," which be described
ss "tha most brilliant plant human
eyes have ever seen."
Professor Baker's botany classes
use the garden for study, but the col
lege Is not 'equipped to foste. re
search on the Burbank soale. Some
experimentation la carried on ny J.
B. Kell, custodian of the garden,
but most of his time la taken up cor
rect. ng misconceptions of vlslto-a.
"Most people believe Burbank de
veloped the grapefruit and the reed,
less orange," saye Kell. "Such Is not
the case, although the atatemen' has
even been put Into lextbooka The
grapefruit wan a citrus variation dis
co? red In Ilorlda, while United
Statea government naturalist lm
pod tho seedless orange from
Brr.zll,"
Cedar Marks Grave
The famous naturalist Is burlfd In
the acre-and-a-qiiarter tract, his
grave unmarked except for a plant
cedar of Lebanon. Mrs Burbank lives
In the small frame house nearby
where he resided during bis 80 years
of research. A pretentious home oullt
Just before his death has been con
vened Into a business college.
Nearest thing to a successor to
Burbank, experts here say. Is a cen-tury-oid
nursery concern, Stark
Brothers of Louisiana, Mb., whose
erstwhile manager. MaJ. Lloyd C.
Clark, la Democratic candidate for
governor of Missouri. The Starka
have leased a 13-acre farm which
Buibank operated at Sebastopo,. Cal..
and have Introduceo successfully
some of his frulta and flowers Into
the middle west.
One of Burbsnk's assistants Wil
liam Henderson, who wsa with him
six years, now operatea a nursery
business at Fresno, Cal., and another.
Cari Hanson, Is with the royal gar
dens In Copenhagen.
"It was lmposalble for Mr. Bur
bank to train anyone to succeed
hun," says Mrs. Burbank In com
menting on the cessation of her
husband's work. "His gift was like
that of an artist something that
cannot be taught. His work neces
sarily closed with his own life.'
Be correctly corseted In
an Artist Model ay
Ethelwvn B Hoffmann.
FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
CCC enlistment will open to ex
service men from October 1 to IS. it
va3 announced yesterday by Paul t.
Carter, manager of the U. S. veterans'
bureau In Portland.
Enlistment requirements have been
modified, permitting the selection of
veterans who have not been register
ed on public relief rolls, although vet'
srans of that status win be given
preference.
Blanks for application may be se
cured by writing to Carter, at the ad
drees given.
Buckingham's Ice Cream, Candy as
Party Specials. The Crest 230 S. Cent.
GDN REPAIRS. Expert gunsmith
Sims Bros.. 33 N. Fir. Qun sights.
Phone 842. we'll haul away youf
retuse City Sanitary Service.
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